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Encores! Off-Center presents: The Cradle Will Rock
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(City Center Main Stage, 131 West 55th St, New York, NY, 10019)(We & Th 7:30pm, Fr & Sa 8pm, Sa 2pm)
A Brechtian allegory of corruption and corporate greed that pits exploited workers against greedy, union-busting businessmen. When the original production, directed by Orson Welles, opened Off-Broadway at the Venice Theatre in 1937, financial and union issues precluded an orchestra, so Blitzstein himself played the piano at the first preview. When the show moved to Broadway in 1938, union rules dictated a 10-person orchestra, but Blitzstein insisted on keeping the solo piano and paid nine musicians not to play each night. It was nearly ten years before the show was performed with full score, chorus and actors—right here at City Center, in 1947, with Leonard Bernstein conducting.($25)
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| July 10-13 , We & Th 7:30pm, Fr & Sa 8pm, Sa 2pm |
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